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cookoff

American  
[kook-awf, -of] / ˈkɒɒkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
Or cook-off

noun

  1. a cooking contest in which competitors gather to prepare their specialties.


Etymology

Origin of cookoff

First recorded in 1955–60; cook 1 + -off

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Last year, when Fifth Third’s senior management team held its first chili cookoff, Spence finished second.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

He met his wife, photographer Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, at a cookoff in Malibu about a year later and the two married in 2000.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Those events feature a mesquite pancake cookoff, using the fresh flour.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024

Which is why, in the grand tradition of Binging with Babish, I figured I’d offer some ideas on how to improve the next batch and maybe rank Onyx in the next cookoff: Add flavor.

From The Verge ● Feb. 15, 2022

There are stages for music and dance, as well as a chili cookoff.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2016

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